Origin

One of the legendary Grey Wardens, raised by Arl Eamon Guerrin only to find out later on in his life that he was the son of King Maric Theirin. This making him royalty. Trained as a templar for most of his life, eventually he ascended to become the King of Ferelden. Looking for tclues to unlock the mysteries surrounding his father, Alistair teams up with pirate captain Isabela and cunning dwarf Varric to gather more intelligence.

Creation

Alistair first appears in the Dragon Age franchise, created by BioWare. The successful franchise originated as a video game series, which went on to spawn comic books. Alistair first appears in the Dark Horse Comics published Dragon Age: The Silent Grove. He appears in the first issue released in 2012.